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Montenegro enjoys the usual Mediterranean heat in the summer, and remains warm and pleasant throughout
spring and autumn. English is widely and fluently spoken around the Gulf of Kotor. Although not yet an EU member, the Euro is the official currency.
Flights■from London Stansted Ryanair flies twice a week to Podgorica
■London Gatwick (summer only)■London Gatwick (via Oslo) Montenegrin Airlines flies into Tivat from Norwegian Airlines flies into Tivat from
■hours from Porto Montenegro■cost €50 and a taxi €35 Several airlines also fly to Dubrovnik, 1½ A hire car from Dubrovnik for a week will
Charter fleets■www.yachtingadria.com Yachting Adria (Bar):
■■www.yachtvoyage.com■ Parus-M (Kotor): http://www.parus-m.comYacht Voyage (Tivat, for catmarans): Several brokers also offer private yachts
for charter in MontenegroPublications■ ADMiRALTY: Chart 1578 Croatia and
Montenegro, Ulcinj to Boka Kotorska■to Bar and Ulcinj■ iMRAY: Chart M27 Dubrovnik PiLOT: Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro,
East Coast of Italy, AlbaniaDinah Thompson (imray, £32.50), by Trevor and

Hotel and sailThe Regent Hotel offers simple, elegant Useful information
luxury in 80 rooms or suites. its restaurants serve very good local food and wine. A spa, outdoor pools and lido offer the perfect
place to relax. Our ‘deluxe’ room was the most basic, costing €200 (around £140) per night and was of palatial proportions, including a truly vast bed, well-equipped
kitchenette and large bathroom. There are cafés and restaurants to suit all budgets in the Porto Montenegro village.Porto Montenegro’s keelboats can be
chartered on a daily or weekly basis. Porto Montenegro Yacht Club also has extensive sports facilities and a range of dinghies and watercraft on which to explore the bay.
if you avoid the peak summer season, the costs are comparable with a standard bareboat charter and flights (www.The holiday offers top-end luxury, but
portomontenegro.com).

Holiday options

The Regent Hotel sits at the heart of the Porto Montenegro development
Go there in your own boatPorto Montenegro has a Yacht Assist team to help cruisers clear in once you are alongside.
There’s a customs office in the marina and tax-free fuelling on departure day.have 600 and a further 200 are planned. The marina has 460 berths but will soon
Non-charter crews berthed in the marina become ‘Crew Club’ members and receive a 10 per cent discount to the hotel, the spa and the restaurants.
is a small marina and a boartyard (www.navaryacht.com) offering full marine services, a 200-tonne travel hoist and hard standing Half a mile beyond Porto Montenegro
where boats can overwinter. Yacht charterFew charter boats (and no flotillas) venture
into Montenegro, but the country is within easy reach from charter bases in Dubrovnik and it’s easy to clear in and out. There are a few local charter companies and agents.
Chartering from Montenegro saves around 13 per cent tax (VAT) compared to Croatia.

Picture-postcard sailing conditions in the Gulf of Kotor

A high aspect ratio rig and a slender hull give the Tofinou a good
pointing angle

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